SEQUENCE OF EVENTS FOR INTERESTED SEAL OFFICER APPLICANT (OCS)

APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE TWO PACAKGES. THE FIRST IS A STANDARD NAVY OCS PACKAGE THROUGH NAVY
RECRUITING COMMAND (NRC). THE SECOND IS A NSW SPECIFIC PACKAGE THROUGH THE SEAL OFFICER
COMMUNITY MANAGER (OCM). THE PACKAGES MUST BE COMPLETED CONCURRENTLY!

TIMELINE NAVY RECRUITING COMMAND SEAL OCM

AUTUMN THE YEAR BEFORE CONTACT THE SEAL OCM ABOUT THE NSW
APPLYING (e.g. IF YOU CONTACT A NAVY OFFICER RECRUITER AND BEGIN SPECIFIC OCS PACAKGE. VISIT THE SEAL OCM
WANT TO APPLY IN 2020,
THESE EVENTS SHOULD
PREPARING STANDARD NAVY OCS PACKAGE FOR NAVY WEBSITE TO REVIEW PACKAGE REQUIREMENTS AND
OCCUR IN THE AUTUMN OF RECRUITING COMMAND. DUE DATES. ENSURE YOUR RECRUITERS IS AWARE
2019). OF THESE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.

COMPLETE THE NSW OCS PACKAGE REQUIREMENTS

COMPLETE NAVY OCS PACKAGE BEFORE NRC
AND SEND COMPLETED PACKAGE TO THE SEAL
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS DEADLINE WITH THE OFFICER RECRUITER. IF
OCM. IF THERE IS ANY DELAY IN SPECIFIC
TYPICALLY IN JANUARY OR THERE IS ANY DELAY IN SPECIFIC PACKAGE
FEBRUARY. PACKAGE REQUIREMENTS (I.E. MEDICAL)
REQUIREMENTS (I.E. MEDICAL) REQUEST AN
REQUEST AN EXTENSION FROM NRC AND SEAL
EXTENSION FROM NRC AND SEAL OCM.
OCM.

THE SEAL OCM CONDUCTS A "DOWN SELECT"

PANEL TO DETERMINE WHICH APPLICANTS WILL
DOWN SELECT TYPICALLY RECEIVE AN INVITATION TO SEAL OFFICER
OCCURS IN LATE MARCH OR ASSESSMENT AND SELECTION (SOAS). THERE ARE
EARLY APRIL. A LIMITED NUMBER OF QUOTAS AT SOAS, SO
THIS PANEL SERVES AS THE FIRST CUT FOR
APPLICANTS.

RECRUITERS AND APPLICANTS ARE

NOTIFIED ABOUT DOWN SELECT
RESULTS. IF APPLICANTS ARE
APRIL
INVITED TO SOAS, THEY WILL BE
PUT IN TOUCH WITH THE SOAS
PROGRAM MANAGER TO COORDINATE
DATES OF ATTENDANCE AND
TRAVEL.

SOAS OCCURS OVER FOUR BLOCKS THROUGHOUT

THE SUMMER (ONE IN MAY, JUNE, JULY, AND
AUGUST). SOAS IS 2 WEEKS LONG. THE PURPOSE
OF SOAS IS TO EXPOSE ALL APPLICANTS TO THE
MAY - AUGUST NSW PROFESSION AND PARTICIPATE IN A
STANDARDIZED, ARDUOUS PROGRAM THAT FAIRLY
AND ACCURATELY EVALUATES APPLICANTS'
BEHAVIORAL, PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE, AND
INTERPERSONAL PERFORMANCE.

THE SEAL OFFICER SELECTION PANEL CONVENES

TO SELECT THOSE APPLICANTS, WHO COMPLETED
SOAS, FOR BUD/S. APPLICANTS ONLY COMPETE
SEPTEMBER IN THEIR OWN COHORT FOR SELECTION. FOR
EXAMPLE, OCS APPLICANTS ARE COMPETING ONLY
AGAINST FELLOW OCS APPLICANTS FOR
SELECTION.

RECRUITERS ARE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RESULTS OF

SEAL OCM WILL CONTACT ALL APPLICANTS AFTER
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER
THE SELECTION PANEL AND WILL CONTACT
THE RECRUITERS TO ENSURE ALL APPLICANTS
APPLICANTS TO EITHER COORDINATE OCS CLASS
ARE AWARE OF THEIR SELECTION STATUS.
DATES OR INFORM THEM OF NON-SELECTION.

CONTACT INFORMATION: OCSQUESTIONS@NAVY.MIL SEAL_OCM@NAVY.MIL

901-874-9028 703-604-5064
WEBSITES: NAVY RECRUITING COMMAND SEAL OCM